Mark Casse, Kazushi Kimura Earn Titles At Woodbine; Patrick Husbands Contemplates Retirement

Patrick Husbands' horse, Sir Winston, won the Valedictory Stakes at Woodbine on Sunday. It was the final card of the 2021 Thoroughbred season at the Toronto oval. The Wood bine meet also concluded with a record handle of $8,530,593. Kazushi Kimura earned his first Wood Biondictate, a jockey's title. He has 138 wins at this meet and his mounts earned $6,360,203 million. He won Canadian Triple Crown with Wando in 2003. Husband's horse won Valesictor Stake. His horse has a Valsictorian title for the first time.

Mark Casse is proud of his Woodbine team and their success. Cas is a 13-time Sovereign Award winner as Canada's outstanding trainer. Live Thoroughbred racing will return to Wood bine next spring. The opening day is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, April 22, 2022. Standardbred race will continue to be held at Woodboro Mohawk Park all-year-round.  Gary Barber was the leading money-winning owner of the meet for the third straight campaign.